Report Of Gershom Powers, Agent And Keeper Of The State Prison, At Auburn

by Auburn Prison and Gershom Powers

Book Overview

This report provides a detailed account of prison life and labor in Auburn during the mid-19th century. Powers covers topics ranging from discipline and punishment to prison industry and reform. It offers insight into the workings of the American prison system at a critical period of its development.

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1021530727
• ISBN13: 9781021530721
• Release Date: July 2023
• Publisher: Legare Street Press
• Length: 204 Pages
• Weight: 0.64 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"